STATIC G.K.

SONG

1. Which of the following pairs of Thumri Singing- describing women's maternal homes and is sung by village
characteristics is correct? wormenfolk while performing routine chores throughout
the day, belongs to which state?

I. Poorab - fairly slow and staid

II. Punjab - more mercurial

(a) Mizoram/ (b) Goa/
(a) Only I (b) Both I and II
(c) Assam/ (d) Maharashtra/
(c) Only II (d) Neither I nor II 7. Filmmaker Utpal Borpujari's documentary, 'Songs of the
2. The famous song 'Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo' was originally _____'is based on the folk songs and culture of the Naga
sung by ______. tribes.

(a) Shreya Ghoshal/

(b) Arijit Singh/ (a) Bule River/ (b) Blue sky/
(c) Lata Mangeshkar/ (c) Blue Earth/ (d) Blue Hills/
(d) Asha Bhosle/ 8. 'Pandavani' is the most celebrated folklore of ______.
3. ______is a vocal form of music from the state of Punjab.
(a) Maharashtra/ (b) Chhattisgarh/
(a) Qawwali/ (b) Ghazal/ (c) Rajasthan/ (d) Karnataka/
(c) Tappa/ (d) Bhajan/ 9. Which of the following is a form of devotional poetry sung
4. Lalita is a form of folk music from _____. in praise of God Vithoba?

(a) Madhya Pradesh/

(b) Rajasthan/ (a) Shabad/ (b) Abhang/
(c) Maharashtra/ (c) Tevaram/ (d) Bhatiali/
(d) Gujarat/ 10. Bhalari is one of the popular folk songs of -------, sung by
5. Which of the following is a folk song genre popular in parts farmers while working in their fields.
of West Bengal, Assam and Bangladesh?

(a) Rajasthan/
(a) Chalo/ (b) Roopi/ (b) Maharashtra/
(c) Bhawaiya/ (d) Rekham Pada/ (c) Himachal Pradesh/
6. Owi, a typical folk song which is made of couplets (d) Bihar/

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11. Mando is a form of folk songs from the state of _____ 19. Which of the following academies organise the Tansen
Sangeet Samaroh in Gwalior?
(a) Bihar/ (b) Manipur/
(c) Goa/ (d) Rajasthan/
12. Padavali Kirtan refers to songs composed in the medieval (a) Ustad Alauddin Khan kala Evam Sangeet Academy/
period of West Bengal (15th to 17th century) in praise of
______. (b) Multirama Sangeet Academy/
(c) Ravindra Jain Sangeet Academy/

(d) Renuka Sangeet Academy/

(a) Shakti/ (b) Vishnu/ 20. The wood of which of the following trees is used to make
(c) Shiva/ (d) Brahma/ the large plucked string instrument used in Carnatic
classical music known as Bobbili Veena/Saraswathi
13. A Shadava Raga has only _____notes in its scale.
Veena?

(a) seven/ (b) eight/

(c) five/ (d) six/
14. 'Maand' is primarily a traditional folk singing style
from______.
(a) Teak wood/
(b) Jackfruit wood/
(a) Madhya Pradesh/ (c) Walnut wood/
(b) Jharkhand/ (d) Sandal wood/
21. 'Mahuri' is a traditional musical instrument belonging to
(c) Rajasthan/
the state of:
(d) Bihar/
15. Which of the following songs do the peasants of Rajasthan
sing while working in fields? (a) Kerala/
(b) odisha/
(c) Himachal Pradesh/
(a) Pankhida/ (b) Pandavani/ (d) Arunachal Pradesh/
22. With which of the following musical instruments is the
(c) Chhakri/ (d) Barahmasa/
musician Sikkil Mala Chandrashekhar associated?
16. Bhatiali is the folk music of which of the following states?

(a) Tamil Nadu/ (b) Kerala/

(a) Flute/
(c) karnataka/ (d) West Bengal/
(b) Sitar/
17. 'Daskathia' is a form of ballad singing prevalent in ______.
(c) Saraswati Veena/
(d) Sehnai/
(a) Sikkim/ (b) Telangana/
23. 'Turi', 'Bungal' and 'Pava' are folk musical instruments from
(c) Goa/ (d) Odisha/
the state of:
18. 'Khuang' is a traditional musical instrument of which
state?
(a) West Bengal/
(b) Karnataka/
(a) Jharkhand/ (b) West Bengal/
(c) Odisha/
(c) Assam/ (d) Mizoram/
(d) Gujarat/

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24. The chorus singing 'Sabad' is associated with _____. (a) West Bengal/
(b) Assam/
(a) Guru Parv/ (c) Uttar Pradesh/
(b) Muharram/ (d) odisha/
(c) Buddha Purnima/ 31. To which of the following states does the folk song
(d) Mahavir Jayanti/ 'Bhawaiya' belong?
25. Folk music 'Mand' is associated with which state?
(a) Chhattisgarh/ (b) odisha/
(a) Uttar Pradesh/ (c) West Bengal/ (d) jharkhand/
(b) manipur/ 32. Dhenka is a well-known musical instrument of which one
(c) Madhya Pradesh/ of the following Indian states?
(d) Rajasthan/
26. Which of the following musical instrumentis a reed
instrument? (a) odisha/ (b) Goa/
(c) kerala/ (d) Maharashtra/
(a) Shehnai / (b) manjira/ 33. Ghumot is indigenous traditional percussion instrument
(c) Tabla/ (d) Bansuri/ of _____.
27. "Bhuta Song" belongs to which of the following Indian
States? (a) Andhra Pradesh/
(b) Goa/
(a) Tamil Nadu/ (b) Uttar pradesh/ (c) Punjab/
(c) Bihar/ (d) kerala/ (d) Assam/
28. Which city is declared as 'City of Music' by UNESCO? 34. The festival of Marabats and Badgyas celebrated in
____directly confronts social evils and criticise their
perpetrators through a procession with effigies.

(a) Delhi/ (b) Varanasi/

(c) jaipur/ (d) Mumbai/
29. Which popular Indian band of the 90s released their first
album 'Boondein' with Mohit Chauhan as the lead?
(a) Jabalpur/ (b) Panaji/
(c) Nagpur/ (d) Hyderabad/
35. Which of the following is NOT a vocal form of Hindustani
(a) Pentagram/ (b) 13AD/
classical music?
(c) Silk Route/ (d) Lost Stories/
30. Devotional folk songs called 'Zikir' belong to the Indian
state of:
(a) Pakhawaj/ (b) Drupad/
(c) Tarana/ (d) Dhamar/

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 STATIC G.K.
FAIR

1. Ganga Sagar mela is conducted at the mouth of the river

Hooghly in _________.

(a) Ujjain/ (b) Haridwar/

(c) Prayagraj/ (d) Varanasi/
(a) West Bengal/ 6. Which of the following is a cattle fair celebrated in the
(b) Bihar/ state of Himachal Pradesh?
(c) Goa/
(d) Andhra Pradesh/
2. The Champaran Mela is celebrated every year in which (a) Doongri Festival /
city of Chhattisgarh? (b) Manimahesh Fair/
(c) Ashwin mela/
(d) Nalwari Fair/
(a) Bilaspur/ (b) Rainpur/ 7. In which of the following states of India is the 'Ambubachi
(c) Raigarh/ (d) Korna/ mela' held every year?
3. Which of the following is a fair held at the shrine of Mastan
Shah Vali?

(a) Assam/ (b) Kerala/

(c) Sikkim/ (d) Gujarat/
(a) Pir Budhan fair/ 8. In memory of whom is the Madhavpur Mela of Gujarat
(b) Hira Bhumia fair/ celebrated?
(c) karam fair/
(d) Dhamoni Urs/ (a) Lord krishna and Rukmini/
4. The Nanda Devi Fair is organised in the Kumaon region in (b) Lord Krishna and Draupadi/
the month of ______every year. (c) Lord Krishna and Radha/
(d) Lord Shiva and parvati/
9. In which union territory of India, Bastille Day is
(a) December/ (b) may/ celebrated?
(c) February/ (d) September/
5. Which among the following is NOT one of the four
locations of the 'Kumbh Mela'?

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 (a) Lakshadweep/ (c) Madhya Pradesh/
(b) Daman & Diu/ (d) Manipur/
(c) Dadra and Nagar haveli/ 12. Name the annual fair of Rajasthan at which camel trading
(d) Pondicherry/ is a major event?
10. Minjar Mela is a popular fair of which of the following
states?
(a) Suraj Kund Mela/
(a) Uttrakhand/ (b) Jammu & Kashmir/ (b) Maru Mela/
(c) Pushkar Mela/
(c) Himachal Pradesh/ (d) Sonepur Mela/
(d) Punjab/
11. In which state is the 'Tarnetar' fair celebrated annually?

(a) Gujarat/
(b) Telangana/

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 STATIC G.K.
FESTIVAL

1. Which of the following festivals in Punjab is celebrated to (a) 5 (b) 10

commemorate the formation of the Khalsa Panth? (c) 15 (d) 20
7. Which of the following is the most important festival
celebrated by the Muslim community in India to mark the
(a) Lohri/ (b) Hola Mohalla/ beginning of the Islamic New Year?
(c) Teej/ (d) Baisakhi /
2. Which of the following festivals is celebrated in the month
of August-September? (a) Milad-Un-Nabi/
(b) Muharram/
(c) Idu'l Zuha/
(a) Makar Sankranti/ (d) Idul Fitr /
(b) Bikaner Festival/ 8. Which of the following festivas is known as Vijaya Utsav?
(c) Kite Festival/
(d) Kite Festival /
3. The 'Rann Utsav' is organized in which of the following (a) Fampi Festival/
states of India to promote tourism? (b) Gangasagar Mela/
(c) Pushkar Fair/
(d) Konark Dance Festival /
(a) Gujarat/ (b) Punjab/ 9. Which of the following is celebrated as the "Tibetan New
(c) Rajasthan/ (d) Maharashtra / Year"?
4. When is Raksha Bandhan celebrated in India as per the
Hindu calendar?
(a) Lohang/ (b) Losar/
(c) Myoko/ (d) Murung /
(a) Amavasya, Shravan month/ 10. Where is the Sair-E-Gul Faroshan festival held?
(b) Poornima, Ashadha month/
(c) Amavasya, Ashadha month/ (a) Mussoorie/ (b) Mumbai/
(d) Poornima, Shravan month / (c) Delhi/ (d) Shimla /
5. In which season is Sarhul celebrated in Jharkhand? 11. Which of the following is celebrated as the New Year in
Tamil Nadu?
(a) Spring/ (b) Autumn/
(c) Monsoon/ (d) Winter /
6. For how many days is the Hornbill festival held? (a) Pongal/ (b) Puthandu/
(c) Ugadi/ (d) Onam /

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12. Wangala festival is celebrated by which of the following (d) Akshaya Tritiya /
tribes? 19. In which state is the festival of Gudi Padwa specially
celebrated?

(a) Bhil tribe/ (a) Maharashtra/ (b) Punjab/

(b) Tharu tribe / (c) Goa/ (d) Odisha /
(c) Garo tribe/ 20. The birthday of Prophet Muhammad is also celebrated by
(d) Bhutia tribe/ the name of________.
13. Ugadi is celebrated in which of the following states?

(a) Madhya Pradesh/ (a) Eid-ul-Fitr/

(b) Andhra Pradesh/ (b) Ramadan/
(c) Himachal Pradesh/ (c) Eid-ul-Adha/
(d) Kerala / (d) Mawlid al-Nabi /
14. Kagyed festival dance, a customary dance which is 21. Which of the following festivals is organised by the
celebrated annually in Sikkim falls in which month? Government of Karnataka, usually in January, to celebrate
the grandeur of temples at a UNESCO heritage site?

(a) May/ (b) October/

(c) December/ (d) August/
15. In which of the following Indian states is the Lokrang (a) Kambala Festival/
festival observed? (b) Pattadakal Dance Festival/
(c) Karaga Festival/
(d) Hoysala Festival /
(a) Jharkhand / 22. Which festival is celebrated on the last day of the holy
(b) Gujarat/ month of Ramadan?
(c) Rajasthan/
(d) Madhya Pradesh /
16. As per the Hindu calendar, Ugadi festival in southern states (a) Milad-un-Nabi/
of India is celebrated in which of the following months? (b) Eid-ul-Fitr/
(c) Shab-e-Barat/
(d) Eid-ul-zuha /
(a) Margashirsha/ (b) Vaishaka/ 23. Which of the following is a festival of merriment and
(c) Chaitra/ (d) Shravan / heralds the Assamese New Year and the onset of spring?
17. A Hindu festival celebrated by the Tamil community that
falls in the Tamil Solar Month is called?
(a) Ali-ai-ligang/
(b) Me-Dum-Me-Phi/
(a) Karaga/ (b) Bihu/ (c) Bohag Bihu/
(c) Onam/ (d) Thaipusam/ (d) Kati Bihu/
18. By which name is the birthday of Lord Krishna famous? 24. In which of the following months is Gokulashtami
celebrated every year as per Hindu tradition?
(a) Mahashtami/
(b) Mahanavmi /
(c) Janmashtami/ (a) Vaishakh/ (b) Bhadrapada/
(c) Asadha/ (d) Chaitra /

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25. Which Indian religious festival has recently been included (a) Jins/ (b) Siksh/
in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of (c) Buddhists/ (d) Parsis /
humanity by UNESCO, an organisation of the United 33. Fugdi, a Goan folk dance performed in the Konkan region,
Nations? is performed generally during which of the following
Hindu religious festivals?

(a) Durga Puja/ (b) Janmashtami/

(c) Ramnavami/ (d) Mahashtami / (a) Diwali/
26. Which of the following festivals is mainly celebrated in (b) Durga Puja/
Arunachal Pradesh?
(c) Holi/
(d) Ganesh Chaturthi /
34. Gangaur' is celebrated primarily in which of the following
(a) Hornbill (b) Ambubachi / states of India?
(c) Wangala/ (d) Solung/
27. Guru Purnima, a festival celebrated by Hindus, Jains and
Buddhists in India falls in which month of Hindu calendar?
(a) Bihar/ (b) Goa/
(c) Tripura/ (d) Rajasthan/
35. With which of the following Indian states is the cultural
(a) Kartika/ (b) Sravana/ festival of Shad Suk Mynsiem associated?
(c) Vaisakha/ (d) Ashadha /
28. Thiruvathira is a cultural festival of which of the following
Indian states?
(a) Meghalaya/ (b) Assam/
(c) Odisha/ (d) Goa/
36. With which of the following Indian states is the cultural
(a) Karnataka/ (b) Kerala/ festival of Bhagoriya associated?
(c) Telangana/ (d) Tamil Nadu /
29. Which of the following festivals is associated with Tripura?
(a) West Bengal/
(a) Wangala/ (b) Kang Chingba/ (b) Bihar/
(c) Bihu/ (d) Kharchi Puja/ (c) Madhya Pradesh/
30. Which festival is celebrated in the month of February by
(d) Uttar Pradesh/
the Angami tribe of Nagaland?
37. 'Laru Kaj is a festival primarily celebrated by the Gonds of
________.

(a) Sekrenyi festival/

(b) Losoong festival/ (a) Madhya Pradesh/
(c) Hombill festival/ (b) Goa/
(d) Majuli festival / (c) Sikkim/
31. In which of the following Indian states is Dunnapothula
(d) Rajasthan/
Panduga celebrated?
38. The custom of decorating eggs is practiced during which
of the following festivals?

(a) Tamil Nadu/ (b) West Bengal/

(c) Assam/ (d) Telangana / (a) Easter/ (b) Epiphany/
32. Mahavir Jayanti is a major festival of the______.
(c) Christmas/ (d) Navroz /

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39. Sammakka Sarakka Jatara is celebrated in which of the
following states of India? (a) Baisakhi in Punjab/
(b) Durga Puja in West Bengal/
(c) Navratri in Gujarat/
(a) Odisha/ (b) Telangana/ (d) Rath Yatra in Odisha /
(c) Tamil Nadu/ (d) Chhattisgarh/ 48. The International Sand Art festival is usually held
40. Bonalu is a Hindu festival celebrated to worship Goddess in_______.
Mahakali in which of the following states?

(a) Kerala/ (b) Maharashtra/

(a) Telangana/ (c) Tamil Nadu/ (d) Odisha/
(b) Assam/ 49. 'Ambubachi' festival of Assam is celebrated in the month
(c) Kerala/ of _______every year
(d) Madhya Pradesh /
41. In which of the following states is the Goncha Festival
celebrated? (a) March/
(b) December /
(a) Chhattisgarh/ (b) Karnataka/ (c) January/
(c) Jharkhand/ (d) Odisha/ (d) June /
42. In which state of India is the Nishagandhi festival 50. Baishagu festival is associated with the state of in India.
celebrated?
(a) Assam /
(a) Kerala/
(b) Arunachal Pradesh/
(b) Odisha/
(c) Bihar/
(c) Madhya Pradesh/
(d) Manipur /
(d) Rajasthan/ 51. The Festival of Salhesh is celebrated in the state of:
43. In which state of India, is the Chapchar Kut festival
celebrated?
(a) Tamil Nadu/ (b) Punjab/
(c) Gujarat/ (d) Bihar /
(a) Jharkhand/ (b) Goa/
52. Kumarakom boat race is the most admired boat race to
(c) Mizoram/ (d) Kerala/ take place on the Vembanad Lake in September during
44. Mahavir Jayanti is celebrated in the month of ________. the_______ festival.

(a) May/ (b) April/

(c) September/ (d) December/ (a) Lohri/ (b) Deepavali/
45. In which state of India is the Yaoshang festival celebrated?
(c) Nowruz/ (d) Onam/
53. The Lai Haraoba Festival is celebrated by the ______
(a) Uttar Pradesh/
(b) Manipur/ (a) Khasis/ (b) Sumis/
(c) Rajasthan/ (c) Meitels/ (d) Deoris /
(d) Tamil Nadu/ 54. Which of the following states celebrates the Float Festival?
46. In which state of India is the Sekrenyi Festival celebrated?
(a) Tamil Nadu/
(a) Nagaland/ (b) Rajasthan/ (b) Rajasthan/
(c) Tamil Nadu/ (d) Bihar/ (c) Nagaland/
47. The Chera Panhara ritual is associated with:
(d) Himachal Pradesh /

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55. Which of the following Indian festivals celebrates the death (c) Meghalaya/
of the demon king Ravana at the hands of Lord Rama? (d) Jharkhand /
62. The Deccan festival is a five-day long festival which reflects
the culture of the Deccan. The festival is associated with
(a) Navratri/ (b) Diwali/ which state?
(c) Dussehra/ (d) Holi/
56 The Moatsu Festival is a time of great rejoicing as the
planting season comes to an end. It is celebrated by the (a) Kerala/ (b) Maharashtra/
Ao tribes of _________. (c) Karnataka/ (d) Andhra Pradesh/
63 Which of the following festivals is devoted to worshipping
of the Sun and celebrated mainly by the people of Bihar?

(a) Manipal/
(b) Meghalaya/ (a) Bohang Bihu/
(c) Arunachal Pradesh/ (b) Ugadi/
(d) Nagaland / (c) Chhath Puja/
57. Gochi festival is an Indian festival majorly celebrated in (d) Lohri/
________. 64. Soorya Classical Dance Festival is held in_______ for 10
days every year.

(a) Chhattisgarh /
(b) Himachal Pradesh / (a) Rameshwaram/
(c) Goa / (b) Madural/
(d) Karnataka/ (c) Thiruvananthapuram/
58. 'Maru Mahotsav also known as desert festival is celebrated (d) Mysuru /
in _______ 65. Modhera Dance Festival is an annual cultural phenomenon
in the ________ district of the state of Gujarat.

(a) Jaipur/ (b) Leh/

(c) Jaisalmer/ (d) Srinagar / (a) Junagadh/ (b) Amreli/
59. In which district of Rajasthan is the Elephant festival (c) Mehsana/ (d) Anand/
celebrated every year? 66. Elephanta Festival is the cultural pride of _______ among
the dance and music festivals of India.

(a) Alwar/ (b) Kota/

(c) Jaipur/ (d) Ajmer/ (a) Kerala/
60. Mando festival is related to which state of India? (b) Madhya Pradesh/
(c) Gujarat/
(a) Jharkhand/ (b) Karnataka/ (d) Maharashtra/
(c) Bihar/ (d) Goa / 67. Held in the month of _______the Ellora Ajanta Dance
61. The Behdienkhlam festival is primarily celebrated in the Festival is an Interface between the culture and history of
state of India.

(a) Uttar Pradesh/

(b) West Bengal / (a) April/ (b) January/
(c) February/ (d) March/

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68. The Konark Dance Festival is held at an open air auditorium
in the backdrop of the _____ which is also known as Black
Pagoda.
(a) Mahavir Jayanti/
(b) Kali Puja/
(c) Dussehra/
(d) Holi /
(a) Shree Somnath Temple/
74. 'Sangken' is a festival of the _______.
(b) Sun Temple/
(c) Guruvayur Temple/ (a) Joins/ (b) Buddhists/
(d) Kamakhya Temple/ (c) Sikhs/ (d) Christians/
69. Tribes of the Nicobar Islands pay their respects to the 75. In which Indian state is the "Fatorpa Zatra' celebrated?
departed soul of the head of the family during the ______

(a) Madhya Pradesh/

(b) Goa /
(a) Ossuary Feast /
(c) Kerala/
(b) Jagaddhatri Puja/
(d) Himachal Pradesh /
(c) Ganjan Festival/
76. _______is an annual three-day festival held at Bara
(d) Kalpataru Utsav/ Shaheed Dargah in Nellore
70. Makaravilakku festival celebrated at the sacred grove of
Lord Ayyappa in:

(a) Bheldiya/
(b) Baishagu/
(a) Telangana/ (b) Andhra Pradesh/
(c) Ali Al Ligang/
(c) Karnataka/ (d) Kerala/
(d) Rottela Panduga/
71. Splashing the mud and racing across the fields, the roaring
77. The festival of Durga Puja is observed to celebrate the
buffalos raced by a man are typical sights for which of the
triumph of goddess Durga over _____
following festivals of Karnataka?

(a) Jarasandha/
(b) Hiranyakashipu/
(a) Mahamastakabhisheka/
(c) Ravana/
(b) Pattadakal/
(d) Mahishasura/
(c) Kambala/
78. Which of the following festivals is celebrated in
(d) Karaga/
Uttarakhand?
72 Me-Dum-Me-Phi is an ancestor-worship festival
celebrated in the state of ______

(a) Vishu/ (b) Dol Jatra/

(c) Phool Dei / (d) Nuakhai /
(a) Madhya Pradesh/
79. The Kodava community of Coorg worships weapons during
(b) Himachal Pradesh/
______ the festival.
(c) Assam/
(d) Goa /
73. Which of the following festivals is: held on a new moon
(a) Madai/ (b) Kailpodh/
day?
(c) Thaipusam/ (d) Bhagoriya /

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80. _______,a festival of the Galo tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, (a) Cheiraoba/
is celebrated in April every year. (b) Heikru Hidongba/
(c) Gang-Ngal/
(d) KUT /
(a) Doljatra/ 86. In which of the following states is the festival called
(b) Ali Ai Ligang/ 'Yaoshang' traditionally celebrated?
(c) Mopin/
(d) me Dum me Phi /
81. The tenth day after ______Navratri is celebrated as (a) Sikkim/
Dussehra or Vijayadashmi. (b) Chhattisgarh/
(c) Jharkhand/
(d) Manipur /
(a) Sharad/ 87. To which of the following incarnations of Vishnu is
(b) Chaitra/ Dhanuyatra of Odisha's Bargarh district dedicated?
(c) Ashadha Gupt/
(d) Magha Gupt/
82. _____ is the harvest festival of the Kodava community of (a) Lord Rama/
Coorg. (b) Lord Vamana/
(c) Lord Varaha/
(a) Madal/ (b) Bhagoria/ (d) Lord Krishna/
(c) Theyyam/ (d) Puttari/ 88. Which of the following festivals is dedicated to the Sun
83. Which of the following Indian festivals is celebrated by God and his wife Usha?
suspending a pot containing butter, curd, etc. high above
the ground with people trying to break it by forming
human pyramids?
(a) Chehlum/
(b) Chitragupta Pooja/
(c) Chhath Pooja/
(d) Basant Panchami/
89. Kaveri Sankramana is a festival celebrated in ______in the
(a) Ramnavami/ (b) Janmashtami/
month of October.
(c) Ugadi/ (d) Sankranti /
84. Which one of the following is a Jain festival celebrated for
eight days by the Shwetambar community and ten days
as Dasalakshan Parva by the Digambar community? (a) Telangana/ (b) Andhra Pradesh/
(c) Tamil Nadu/ (d) Karnataka/
90. Which state in India celebrates the 'Sundareswara Festival?

(a) Madhya Pradesh/

(a) Gyan Panchami/
(b) Himachal Pradesh/
(b) Kartik Purnima/
(c) Kerala/
(c) Navpad Oli/
(d) Goa/
(d) Paryushan festival /
91. The festival 'Anthurium is celebrated in:
85. Which of the following festivals is also known as the
'Manipuri New Year?
(a) Nagaland / (b) Mizoram/
(c) Manipur / (d) Assam /

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92. Drukpa Trechi, a festival celebrated in Sikkim, is associated associated?
with which of the following personalities?

(a) Karnataka/ (b) Kerala/

(a) Mahavir Swami/ (c) Goa/ (d) Tamil Nadu /
(b) Lord Rama/ 100. 'Float Festival is one of the main festivals celebrated
(c) Lord Buddha/ in_____.
(d) LordKrishna/
93. With which of the following states is the 'Banganga'
Festival associated? (a) Kannur / (b) Madurai/
(c) Puducherry/ (d) Kanyakumari/
(a) Punjab/ (b) Sikkim/ 101. The "Hemis Festival'' is celebrated in Ladakh on the 10th
(c) Uttarakhand/ (d) Maharashtra/ day of the Tibetan Lunar month. To which of the following
94. Which festival among the following is celebrated in lords is the festival dedicated?
Odisha?

(a) Ambubachi/ (b) Chapchar Kut/

(c) Namsong/ (d) Nabakalebara / (a) Lord Vishnu/
95. With which of the following countries is the Navanna (b) Lord Shiva/
festival associated? (c) Lord Padmasambhava/
(d) Lord Ganesha /
(a) Sri Lanka/ (b) Bhutan/ 102. Which of the following festivals of Tamil Nadu is dedicated
(c) Nepal/ (d) Bangladesh/ to Lord Muruga?
96. In which of the following months is the Valvil Ori Vizha'
festival of Tamil Nadu celebrated?
(a) Onam/
(b) Pongal/
(a) June/ (b) January/ (c) Thai Poosam/
(c) May/ (d) August/ (d) Aadi Perukku /
97. _______festival in the Bastar region is celebrated along with 103. 'Ali Ai Ligang Festival' is a festival celebrated in the state
the worship of the local goddess, Kesharpal Kesharpalin of _______
Devi.

(a) Chhattisgarh/
(a) Madai/ (b) Khatarua/
(b) Kerala/
(c) Harela/ (d) Phool Del/
(c) Bihar/
98. In which of the following states is the 'Eco Retreat festival
held every year? (d) Assam /
104. Teeyan is a festival celebrated in Punjab, which celebrates
the onset of ______

(a) Bihar / (b) Assam/

(c) Odisha/ (d) Tamil Nadu/
(a) winter/ (b) monsoon/
99. With which of the following states is the 'Sao Joao' festival
(c) summer/ (d) spring /

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105. In which festival of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, are 111. _______is a festival of Zoroastrian origin which marks the
the bullocks and other cattles used for agriculture day of the vernal equinox in March every year and is
worshipped? celebrated by Parsis in India.

(a) Ganga Dussehra/

(b) Pola festival/ (a) Frawardgan /
(c) Vata Poornima/ (b) Khordad Sal/
(d) Jiviti Puja / (c) Jamshedi Navroz/
106. Shigmotsav is essentially a festival of the masses, (d) Pateti /
celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Phalguna 112. 'Gurpurab' is the most important and sacred festival of
(March). Which state celebrates this festival? the Sikh community. In which of the following months of
the Hindu calendar is it celebrated?

(a) Haryana/ (b) Sikkim/

(c) Meghalaya/ (d) Goa / (a) Vaisakha/ (b) Shravana/
107. Which of the following festivals is called the month of (c) Kartik/ (d) Jyaistha/
merits and is celebrated between May and June? 113. Sankranti, the harvest festival, is celebrated in the month
of Magh of the Hindu calendar and is known by different
names in different parts of India. What is it called in
(a) Saga Dawa/ (b) Bhanu Jaati/ Gujarat?
(c) Losar/ (d) Losoong /
108. Which of the following Hindu festivals is celebrated in the
last month of the Hindu calendar?
(a) Uttarayan/ (b) Pana Sankranti/
(c) Lohri/ (d) Maghi/
(a) Holi/ 114. 'Bhagta Parab', a tribal festival that is celebrated between
(b) Diwali/ the period of spring and summer originated in the state
of _____.
(c) Raksha Bandhan/
(d) Makar Sankranti /
109. Arthunkal Feast and Vettukad Festival are church festivals
from the state of ________
(a) Jharkhand/
(b) Mizoram/
(a) Nagaland/ (b) Goa/ (c) Maharashtra/
(c) Sikkim/ (d) Kerala/ (d) Madhya Pradesh/
110. Baliyatra, literally meaning voyage to Bali', is a festival 115. Which of the following states will you go to enjoy the
celebrated particularly in _____with great fanfare. famous Gaura-Gauri Puja that is celebrated every year?

(a) Kochi/ (b) Gurgaon/ (a) Gujarat/ (b) Rajasthan/

(c) Cuttack/ (d) Vellore/ (c) Chattisgarh/ (d) Uttarakhand/

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116. The ______ festival is celebrated by the Ahom people of celebrated by an indigenous community?
Assam on 31st January every year in memory of the
departed
(a) Odisha/
(b) Madhya Pradesh/
(a) Me-Dam-Me-Phi/ (c) Jharkhand/
(b) TirthaMukh/ (d) Karnataka/
(c) Lampra Puja / 124. Which of the following religious groups annually celebrates
(d) Ashokastami/ the Paryushan Parva' for self purification and uplift by
117. In which state is the 'Chapchar Kut festival celebrated in adhering to the ten universal virtues in practical life?
the month of March every year?

(a) Mizoram/ (b) Odisha/ (a) Jains/ (b) Parsis/

(c) Nagaland / (d) Uttarakhand/ (c) Sikhs/ (d) Hindus /
118. Which festival is also known as 'Mahakumbh of the East? 125. What is Parsi New Year known as?

(a) Hornbill Festival/ (a) Ugadi/ (b) Navroz/

(b) MoatsuMong/ (c) Pateti/ (d) Puthandu/
(c) Ambubachi Mela/ 126. In which state of India is Moatsu Festival Celebrated?
(d) Bihu Festival/
119. In which of the following festivals the meaning is 'merry (a) Tripura/ (b) West Bengal/
making of the gods"? (c) Nagaland/ (d) Assam/
127. Where is Tansen Samaroh celebrated?

(a) Diwali/ (a) Gwalior/ (b) Indore/

(b) Pongal/ (c) Jabalpur/ (d) Bhopal/
(c) Li Haroba/ 128. Which of the following is a harvest festival of India?
(d) Makar Sankranti/
120. 'All-Aye-Ligang', a spring festival, is associated with which (a) Darpka Teshi/
state? (b) Lohri /
(c) Teej/
(a) Sikkim/ (b) Odisha/ (d) Bonalu /
(c) Assam/ (d) Bihar/ 129. Ravindra Sangeet is a collection of folk songs which are
121. In which state is the Madal festival celebrated? sung during the festivals and rituals of a state _______.

(a) Chhattisgarh/
(b) Jharkhand/ (a) Himachal Pradesh/
(c) Odisha/ (b) Maharashtra/
(d) Jammuand Kashmir/ (c) West Bengal/
122. 'Mysuru Peta' is traditional attire worn on the (d) Bihar/
130. Kanthuri Utsav is celebrated in which state of India?

(a) waist/ (b) wrist/ (a) Telangana/ (b) Tamil Nadu /

(c) shoulder/ (d) head / (c) Karnataka/ (d) Kerala /
123. In which state of India is the harvest festival of 'Kailpodh

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131. One of the most important music forms of Uttrakhand,
________was originally performed in royal courts, (a) eighth/ (b) sixth/
(c) tenth/ (d) twelfth/
138. The festival of ________ is also known as Phagwa
(a) Maand/ (b) Somar/
(c) Thadya/ (d) Baryi/ (a) Sankranti/
132. Jallikattu-Bull fight takes place in _________ (b) Holi/
(c) Diwali/
(a) Maharashtra/ (b) Kerala/
(d) Ganesh Chaturthi/
(c) Tamil Nadu/ (d) Andhra Pradesh/ 139. The Thimithi festival in Tamil Nadu is celebrated in the
133. Bumchu' is a unique cultural festival celebrated in the honor of:
Indian state of:

(a) Padmavati/ (b) Sita/

(c) Draupadi/ (d) Surpanakha/
(a) West Bengal/ 140. What is known as Hunter's Moon in the West, is called as
(b) Odisha/ ________ in India.
(c) Assam/
(d) Sikkim/
134. The famous festival of Tsokum Samai is celebrated by the (a) Pausha Purnima/
people of which state to invoke blessings for a rich (b) Magha Purnima/
harvest?
(c) Chaitra Pumima/
(d) Kartik Purnima/

(a) Mizoram/ (b) Assam/

(c) Meghalaya/ (d) Nagaland /
135. Vesak commemorates the birth of _______.

(a) Christ/ (b) Mahavir/

(c) Judas/ (d) Buddha/
136. Paryushan is an important festival for the _______
community.

(a) Buddhist/ (b) Jew/

(c) Jain/ (d) Zoroastrian /
137. Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal, which
falls in the _________ month of Islamic calendar.

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